NICHOLAS SOUTHARD acaxio@r.postjobfree.com

716-***-****

CONTROLLER - CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY - VERY SKILLED IN THIS FIELD

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:

To bring added value to the bottom line and lead the company to prosperity

while reporting to the Principals of the organization on all operations and

the strength/weaknesses of the company.

SUMMARY:

Superb streamlining skills and extensive industry experience in many big

operations leading to a diverse skill set with tremendous detail abilities,

but still able to see the overall picture and perform significant tax

planning strategies. Combined with numerous accounting techniques, the

goals of building equity with the least amount of tax liability are quite

attainable. Outstanding job-costing techniques assure easy reconciliation

and confidence on projected job costs and superb project monitoring. Also,

well versed in contract negotiations and compliance, especially with change

order processing to enhance the project's overall profits.

Specific Accounting skills:

. Financial Statement Prep . G/L Analysis & Accruals . External

Audit Prep & Account Reconciliations . Budget Formation and

Variance Analysis . Financial Ratios & Trends Analysis .

Financial Planning. Accounts Receivable Collections & Cash Flow

Analysis . Investment, Debt & Liquidity management . IRR & ROI

Analysis . Sales and Payroll Tax Compliance .Tax Return

Preparation .Compliance Monitoring . Labor Law Knowledge . WC

Administration . Strategic Tax Planning . New Venture

Development

Specific Construction skills entail:

. WIP Reporting . Job Cost Accounting . Cost to Complete . Project

Analysis . Project Management . Completed Contract vs. Percent

Complete accounting methods and reconciliation . Variance Analysis .

Cash Flow Analysis . CO Processing: T&M, Unit pricing, Lump Sum .

P.O. Systems . PM Support . AIA . Multi State Payroll Processing &

Prevailing Wage Administration . Certified Payroll Reporting .

Bonding. Scrap Reporting . Tax Knowledge for various localities .

Lien Waivers & Contract Administration . Exceptional Heavy Equipment

Knowledge . Construction Software Skills . Advanced Excel skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

Iroquois Bar Corp. Feb 2013 - present $25M dollar, MBE, DBE construction

and material supplier company, serving many customers, and performing a

lot of GC work.

Controller

. The most challenging position of my career, managing 6 diverse

divisions, and various other companies at once. Recruited to

provide leadership and skill in operations for increased profits and

detailed financial statement presentation. Successfully implemented

new tactics and utilized the construction software to it's

operational potential, reducing costs, time, and effort, bringing

forward timely information as needed. Implemented budgets and

forecasts, determined production and estimating rates for better

efficiency and job bidding practices; still more to accomplish, but

again, lack of work is a major concern for my position, and I don't

ever want to be out of work.

Surianello General Concrete, Inc. March 2011 - Feb. 2013 - A $5M heavy

highway paving company with state of the art equipment and technology

utilizing talented union employees.

Controller

. Hired to manage several companies in disarray as the previous office

manager had not the adequate experience or training to handle such.

Managed and streamlined all accounting functions, automated payroll

and eq. utilization with import features, reducing time/costs, WIP

reporting, Union reporting, some payroll, heavy equipment

utilization, sales tax reporting and utilization, project management

and more. Realized enormous profit on one job, but the company

scaled down after not acquiring new work and was forced to seek new

opportunities with Iroquois Bar, Inc.

Seneca Construction Management Corp. July 2010 - Dec. 2010 A $100M

Native owned Construction management company in charge of building up the

Seneca Nations Infrastructure.

Controller

. Three Construction Management Corps. for the Seneca Nation

responsible for all infrastructure and development projects to

build up the Nation involving a great deal of Intercompany

transactions.

. Rehired by the Nation as Controller for my accounting and

Timberline Knowledge to handle all financial reporting, job costing

and monthly billing on mega construction projects.

. Projects include: 300M Casino's & Hotels, 20M Admin Bldg., 20M

Health Center, 2-20M Sports Complexes, 2-5M Water Towers, 2-10M

Waste Water Plants, Bingo halls, Radio Station, and Federal

projects also.

. Monthly financial prep, WIP schedule, job costing, G/L review, I/C

recs, and accrual processing.

. Handle all daily accounting functions, payroll, cash management,

change order review, & close out processes.

. Implemented new mechanisms on change order processing to improve

accuracy and profits.

. Job may be short lived as projects are coming to a close and re-

election may displace current employees.

Great Lakes Concrete Products, LLC Aug 2009 - July 2010 A $15 - 20M

Concrete Manufacturing and Delivery Company, with Heavy Machinery, Plant

Equipment, Cement Trucks and POS sales and inventory.

Plant Controller

. Recruited for another situation of cleaning up two years of financials

after an extremely long absence of a qualified controller. Updated and

provided accurate financials for the external auditors so they could

easily print a reviewed statement for the bank with confidence.

. Implemented financial reporting programs to monitor the company in

more detail, and improve performance.

. Managed daily cash reporting and expenditures, prepared/submitted

weekly/monthly borrow base reporting financials to creditors for

compliance.

. Monitored operations, trained staff properly, prepared all financial

reporting and handle all financial issues.

. Focused on improving procedures for better unit cost tracking and cash

flows for manufacturing.

. Negotiated favorable tax audit solutions on serious delinquencies, and

negotiated additional outside funding.

. Very successful in providing solutions to sales tax payments on the

cash received method, as opposed to accrual for significantly enhanced

cash flows. Obtained Empire Zone status for tax preferences and

savings.

. Limited role and conflict of ideology induced the search for a more

challenging position where my accounting skills could be fully

utilized after getting the reporting mechanisms automated and

operational.

Belknap Heating and Cooling, Inc. May 2009 - Aug 2009

Controller/Consultant

. After the departmental layoff from Seneca Gaming Corp., I was hired to

clean up the financials after a lengthy absence of a controller and

prepare year-end reporting for the external auditors. Also was

requested to evaluate the entire office procedures and staff for

efficiency and provide recommendations for improvement. Suggested

several noteworthy ideas; and moved onto Great Lakes.

Seneca Niagara Falls Gaming Corp. Nov 2007 - Dec 2008,

Senior Construction Accountant

. Four Star Hotel Resort and Casino Entertainment Operation in it's

growth and development stage, developing infrastructure in various NY

regions.

. Recruited by R.H., Int'l after a lengthy and successful background

check reporting to upper management in the tracking of $600M worth of

major construction projects and safeguard assets.

. Brought to the casino the experience of detailed job costing reports

and methods for monitoring projects and projecting cash flows to

safeguard against adverse results, and predict capital funding

requirements.

. Managed great projects such as a new $330M hotel/casino, a $25M golf

course, and other large infrastructure projects. A great job; great

people; great environment that was postponed with the collapse of the

economy, and the whole department was shut down.

BirdAir, Inc. Aug. 2007 - Nov 2007

Senior Financial Construction Analyst,

. Referred from my Timberline consultant for financial analysis to

handle over 100 active projects, WIP reporting, cash projections, job-

costing analysis and audit prep. Worked on the new Dallas Cowboy's

Football stadium's retractable roof, made of steel and tensile fabric.

Great people and environment, but moved on to the casino for a more

challenging role and presumed longevity.

Titan Wrecking & Environmental, LLC & Subsidies Aug 2004 - Aug 2007

Controller

. Recruited to report to the President and Chief Operating Officer on

the operations of several closely held companies. Prepared all

financial analysis and consolidated reports, job reports and cash flow

analysis.

. Managed successfully to increase job profits, equity, and strength of

the organization as the company doubled in size. Monitored all

activities wearing many hats and performing many functions while

guiding the company successfully towards prosperity.

. Established integrated accounting and job costing systems with

Timberline software for more efficiency. Great people, great industry,

and then moved on to gain additional experience with more enormous

projects.

Bielmeier Builders, Inc, 1992 - Present

Controller

. Handle all financial reporting and job costing. Monitor all jobs for

accuracy and profitability, allocate interest appropriately and other

accounting functions. Years of experience in this small office

providing exceptional reporting and value. A very interesting and

pleasurable job accounting for raw land development and the building

of magnificent new homes with extreme detail.

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science SUNY @ Brockport (Major: Accounting, Minor

in Finance)

SOFTWARE:

Timberline, MAS200, Foundations, Computerease, Peachtree, QuickBooks,

Creative Solutions, CCH, Excel (Intermediate level),

REFERENCES: Available upon request.

Please review my resume in regards to the Construction Controller position;

I am highly skilled in the construction industry, know all the practices

and acumen to achieve results, can identify key performance indicators,

provide budget and forecasting analysis, handle all day to day

responsibilities, prepare tax planning projections, and most of all, bring

a strong, positive, healthy attitude with a desire to succeed.

Please call 716-***-**** if you wish to discuss. I bring a lot to the

table, I am looking for a stable, long-term opportunity as a construction

controller.

Thank you,

Nick Southard

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